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Re: Alpha Flight Questionnaire
1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
Since ALPHA FLIGHT, vol. 1, #1.
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
My first memory of Alpha Flight was Guardian, Snowbird, and Shaman teaming up with Wolverine and Nightcrawler against the Wendigo in UNCANNY X-MEN #139-140.
3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
Guardian.
4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
Major Mapleleaf II.
5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Omega Flight.
6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Major Mapleleaf I.
7. What do you think is the best issue / story arc from Alpha Flight?
Alpha Flight #11-12, the first confrontation with Omega Flight and the "death" of Guardian.
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
Guardian, Shaman, Snowbird, Sasquatch, Aurora, and Northstar with Heather Hudson acting as their government liaison and Puck training Beta Flight.
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, who would it be (powers cannot get you off the island)?
Persuasion (Aurora's just too insane in the ol' membrane for yours truly!).
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
Guardian and Heather Hudson (sans battlesuit). Puck has potential, though.
11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
John Byrne.
12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Bill Mantlo, mainly because he set the precedent of nothing being sacred as far as the original Alphans were concerned. By the time James Hudnall came on board, the train had already gone so far off the tracks that he and writers after him were hard-pressed to repair the damage, and in most cases, had no interest in doing so.
13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
John Byrne.
14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
John Calimee.
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
The departure of John Byrne from the title. I think if he had stuck on the book it would have continued to be a success. I wish he had stayed on as writer even if someone else did the art. One thing I love about Byrne's ALPHA FLIGHT is that so many of his story ideas could have fit perfectly on an episode of THE X-FILES (The Master, the Plodex, the Great Beasts, Deadly Ernest, etc.).
1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
I believe I picked up in Ish #1 in 1984, or whatever year it came out.
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
Their X-Men debut. Thought they were enigmatic, the names seemed a bit different than Marvel's general heroes. There was a mystique that was very appealing.
3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
Madison Jeffries. Always loved the powers & the personality, since Byrne first introduced him.
4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
I never cared much for Marinna. Manikin was a really poorly designed hero too, thought the powers were goofy. Probably him.
5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Bedlam.
6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Llan. Another generic evil sorceror/demi-god type. Ho hum.
7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?
The events following Hudson's death. (first death) Very emotional.
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
Vindicator (Heather), Sasquatch, Box (Jeffries), Puck, Northstar, Aurora and Snowbird.
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
I'm sorry, really, I'd have to go with Aurora just cuz she's such a friggin' hotty!
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
Heather, all the way!
11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Byrne. I will also give honorable mention to Mantlo. (don't throw veggies!!!) I have to as a Jeffries fan. I do like the character development he did with Jeffries and Heather, whatever else he loused up.
12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Who ever came after Mantlo. Don't recall name, but he bored the pants off me and I stopped following the series.
13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Nobody has ever drawn Alpha like Byrne. Regal looking, but still somewhat more realistic than many artists.
14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
That guy that came in with Mantlo from the Hulk. (Mike Mignola?) Jeez, his art was ugly & crude!! After Byrne's aesthetics, that was a -real- system shock!!
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
All of Mac's resurrections. His death was so well written, & it's consequences, bringing him back was really lame. Sasquatch's death (excessive on top of Guardian!) and turning Puck into the vessal for a demon spirit also get honorable mention.
Re: Alpha Flight Questionnaire
1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
SINCE THE FIRST SERIES, BUT I DIDN'T REALLY GETINTO THE 2ND ONE,BUT LOVED THE 3RD.
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction? IT WAS WHEN THEY APPEARED IN X-MEN TO GET WOLVIE..THOUGHT THEY WERE BAD GUYS AT FIRST
3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character? TIE..SASQUACH/GUARDIAN
4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character? THE WHOLE BOX/JEFFREY MADISON THING
5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain? THE MASTER
6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain? SMART ALEX..LOL
7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight? HMM,WOW, THE ONGOING ARC OF GUARDIAN COMINGBACK TO LIFE/WALTER COMING BACK TO LIFE, FIRST AS NARYA, THEN AS HIMSELF
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"? YEP
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island) UM AURORA,IN HER "FREAK,SEXFIEND"PERSONA
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight? GUARDIAN/SASQUATCH
11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer? BYRNE
12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer? NONE
13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist? ALL
14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?NONE
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
IF "OUR ALPHA FLIGHTERS" ARE TRULY DEAD, ID RESSURECT THEM..
Originally Posted by Ben
Re: Alpha Flight Questionnaire
Hello all. My first post at this wonderful forum and, eh? What's this? A Questionnaire? Do I get paid? No? Well, I am a professional qustionnairer, but I'll do a freebie.
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Welcome DaVeO and WEAPONX, great to hear from you!
Keep your stick on the ice.
Live it.
So I never did this....
1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
Honestly.. since last summer
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
I was never much into comics, but always been a fan of superheroes, i bought "the Ultimate guide to X-men" and came accross Alpha Flight.. I love Hockey... and I thought "I wonder what this team is about" and so I found the first 22 on ebay and Uncanny X-men 120 and 121 and fell in love immediately.. thus also sparked my wide collection of comics.. Alpha Flight led me to Collect Namor, then I started collecting new stuff like Mighty Avengers and CheckMate... not to mention all the Graphic Novels I've already bought.
3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
Tough choice.. But I'd have to say the Boches-Jefferies Combo.. when Box was operated by Boches and Jefferies wore his leather Jacket and had no costume.
4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
Manikin... what a tool
5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
hmm.. The Master of the World... Though the Dream Queen was tight
6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
The Pink Pearl or what ever her name was
7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?
The after math of Mac's death.. pretty much the second year, when everyone is trying to come back together.. that was some of the most inspirational and soul diving writign i've ever seen
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
Northstar, Old Tibetian Puck (Yeah I actually like him old and tall), Jefferies-Boches Combo, Sasquatch, Heather Hudson right before she started wearing the gaurdian suit.. confident yet still behind the scenes, and Talisman
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
Sasquatch.. he can get food.. and he's a freak'n genius.. the "professor" of OUR Gilligan's Island.
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
Heather Hudson Pre-Suit
11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Byrne or Hudnall
12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Mantlo... don't get me started on that
13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Byrne
14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Undecided
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
bringing Mac back... some legends are meant to stay dead
HA! I just found this from 4 years ago. I haven't reread Alpha Flight since posting this and it is hilarious that I just put my favorite character and least favorite character as the exact same. I dunno why I wouldn't remember but its interesting to see.
1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
Since I picked up Alpha Flight V1 #13 in my local grocery store when it first came out.
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
The cover to V1 #13 and the first few pages of the issue. Heather's nightmare is, to this day, the scariest thing I've ever read in a comic. That book hooked me on comics and on Alpha Flight for life.
3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
I always liked Madison Jeffries as Box the best, but nowadays, he's tied with Heather. Plus, I thought they made a great couple.
4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
Probably Puck, but that's only because he kept getting in the way of Heather/Madison.
5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
As a Doctor Who fan, it has to be the Master of the World. In a perfect world where time travel were possible, Roger Delgado would play him in a live-action movie. I also have a lot of time for the DreamQueen. Oh, and special mention must go to Diablo. I still think of him as an Alpha Flight villain, even though he only showed up that one time, as far as I remember.
6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
That Spiky dude, I forget his name, but he was in like #115-118 or thereabouts. Wire? Something like that.
7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?
#23-24, "The Search for Sasquatch" - I love a good quest.
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
Vindicator (Heather), Box (Jeffries), Marrina (Current Version), Sasquatch (Wanda), Persuasion, Manikin, Talisman, Puck II, Northstar, Aurora
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
Heather
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
Heather (In her suit)
11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Eh, Don't have one. Byrne, Mantlo, Van Lente are good. The others, I don't know who wrote them. Growing up, I was more concerned with the fiction than who was constructing it, y'know?
12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Whoever wrote volume 2. Didn't like that one much.
13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
John Byrne/Dale Eaglesham/Jim Lee in a three-way tie. Not really a fan of Mike Mignola, but he did okay on AF. Also, liked Scott Clark, but I didn't care for the stories much, just the art.
14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Duncan Rouleau - I'll just be polite and leave it at that.
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
Bringing Mac back. Heather has grown into a competent leader that would make him proud. Plus, she actually kept the team together over the years, something Mac rarely, if ever, accomplished on his own.
Thanks for the welcome. Yeah, I've been lurking here for awhile so I thought what the heck, might as well show support to this promising series. Not even sure if I still have my old Flight issues (gotta go digging in my Ma's basement).
The world is NOT getting more Alpha Flight! Tweet me you twits! @DaVeO52
Wow, I never did thie either so here goes.
1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
Over 20 years
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
Weapon Alpha bustin' through the ground and proceeding to kick the tar outta Wolverine and was like 'Whoa, that dude wrecked Wolverine!'
3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
Guardian (Mac)
4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
Manikin
5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
The Master
6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Llan
7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?
AF # 12 (vol 1)
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
Guardian, Sas, Puck , Shaman, Northstar, Snowbird
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
Puck, imagine the stories he would tell to pass the time.
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
Mac
11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Byrne
12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Mantlo
13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Clayton Henry
14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Calimee
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
As much as it pains me to say, bringing back Mac. His death was brilliant.
Ha! I havn't done this either
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1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
Only 2 years, not long at all but as anyone knows I'm a beast :P
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
The cartoon, and how Wolverine pretty much solo'ed them. Until I actually picked up their comic I thought they were pretty weak and a joke. How wrong I was.
3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
Guardian (Mac)
4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
Manikin
5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
The Master or Great Beasts
6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Omega Flight II/Hardliners, so cheesy
7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?
AF # 12 (vol 1), Mac dying was a shock to everyone. Having the leader die was very rare and ground breaking
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
Basically the original line up from Alpha Flight #1 with Box and Talisman.
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
Talisman would be be cool as I could learn magic.
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
James Hudson
11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
John Byrne
12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Mantlo
13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Micheal Bair (Pencil)
14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
John Calimee
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
Sasquatch as a female
Just thought I'd nip in and say hi to all the new members. Glad you found your way here and hope you enjoy yourselve's.
Del
Driftwood: Well, I got about a foot and a half. Now, it says, uh, "The party of the second part shall be known in this contract as the party of the second part."
Fiorello: Well, I don't know about that...
Driftwood: Now what's the matter?
Fiorello: I no like-a the second party, either.
Driftwood: Well, you should've come to the first party. We didn't get home 'til around four in the morning... I was blind for three days!
Guess it is time I got around to answering this...
1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
I collected for a few years in the 80s. I read all the Byrne run from a friend, then starting collecting about the time that Mantlo took over. I trailed off after issue 50 or so. Never read another one until two years ago. Heard the rumours that there had been two more runs of AF, and there was another run in the works, so i got on E-Bay and started getting all the original series, and checking out all i could about AF (and OF) online, even got my own website (blog) up and running last year!
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
Blown the freak away.
3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
Partial to Puck (especially the Byrne-era Puck), Heather (both as Vindicator and as herself), Sasquatch, and Wild Child (Kyle Gibney rocks!). Diamond Lil is cool, too. Flashback was never a member, but his power was kinda cool, too.
4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
Madison Jeffries - I liked him as himself, but not as Box.
5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Master Of The World.
6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Pink Pearl, closely followed by Gilded Lily.
7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?
Delphine Courtney storyline. Thta was a complete shocker. I SO wanted that to really be Mac!
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
Wild Child, Guardian (Mac), Sas, Puck, the original Box, Aurora, Windshear, Nemesis, Vindicator (Heather), Shaman.
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
Puck - Eugene would always have a story to tell...
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
Puck - but not as Mantlo and others wrote him, he was too indecisive and weak - the Byrne Puck cared for people, and charged into danger bravely. He was more the embodiment of Canada than Mac Hudson was.
11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Byrne - when his heart was in it, he was the best.
12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Mantlo
Also, Byrne, cuz he sucked for some of his stories, they were god-awful at times.
13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
a) John Byrne
b) David Ross
c) June Brigman
14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Mike Mignola
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
Kyle Gibney would have joined the team in issue 1 of volume 1, and stayed there forever.
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1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
10+ Years
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
The Cover of Alpha Flight #128
3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
Nemesis or Manikin
4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
Flex
5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Mesmero
6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Gilded Lily
7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?
Alpha Flight #128
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
Guardian I, Vindicator II, Sasquatch, Nemesis, Shaman, Manikin, Persuasion, and Box IV
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
Heather Hudson
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
Heather Hudson
11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
I like most of them
12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
no comment
13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Scott Clark
14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
No comment
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
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